Tai Tokerau Trades Training Bi-Monthly Newsletter -
July-August 2022
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Nau mai, haere mai, whakatau mai! |
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Kia Ora everyone!
We at Tai Tokerau Trades Training hope you all enjoyed the School Holidays and feel fresh and rejuvenated!
As our country celebrated our first year of Matariki being a national celebration and fitting with Matariki, we have a Whakatauki to share with you all.
"Tukua kia tū takitahi ngā whetū o te rangi"
"Let each star in the sky shine its own light"
We, as a whanau, are continuously working on letting our Ākonga, our 'stars', shine their light and reach their highest potential!
We look forward to the coming term and working with you all to help, nurture and guide the stars of Te Tai Tokerau.
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We have excellent news regarding our whanau mahi at Tai Tokerau Trades Training!
This time we are hugely excited to welcome a new Vocational Coordinator to our EEB team, Kealii Leuluai.
Kealii is very keen to take on his new role. He cannot wait to meet and interact with you, and we hope you welcome him.
Kia ora,
My name is Keali’i Leuluai,
I was born in Auckland but raised in Whangaruru. I grew up in the north and have my feet planted firmly in its ground.
It was only recently I discovered my passion, and that is to help young people recognise and achieve their goals in whatever field they may be in. I believe there are many ways to succeed in life, and this mahi will allow me to open those doors for our young people and help them along their journey.
I am grateful for this opportunity to be involved with Tai Tokerau Trades Training and am excited to get out into the community and mahi.
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Tai Tokerau Trades Training is proud to announce that our fabulous Manager - Business Development and Strategic Projects, Roimata Haika, has recently been appointed as a member of the NCEA Pathways Panel.
The NCEA Pathways Panel’s role is to advise on the development of new products and implementation plans for NCEA changes in terms of their impact on pathways. This will include:
1. Shaping the guidelines for developing the Review of Achievement Standards (RAS) products
2. Highlighting potential barriers for end-users as products for the change package are developed and implemented and advising how these barriers could be mitigated
3. Sample checking and providing quality assurance as products for the change package are developed to ensure systems and products are fit for purpose.
We are proud of this appointment and know Roimata will significantly contribute to this space. Over the last two years, Roimata has led our Education to Employment Brokerage Service team (EEB) in delivering this service across Te Tai Tokerau. We know that our service is very successful, and we attribute it primarily to the knowledge, passion, commitment and consideration Roimata has put into leading this project and developing a solid team around her with excellent products and delivery. (This is on top of leading other significant projects/programmes that Tai Tokerau Trades Training has been involved with simultaneously!). Well done.
We look forward to seeing the contribution that Roimata makes to this kaupapa.
Nga mihi nui ki a koe Roimata
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On the 1st of July 2022, Tai Tokerau Trades Training had the pleasure of running a ‘Tools of the Trades’ event at Kamo High School.
The Tool's of the Trade is an event where industry employers and representatives in different trades such as Plumbing, Electrical, Automotive, and Construction trades come into the school and run 20-minute workshops introducing students to a bit of hands-on work that comes with their specific trade.
The students rotate between the workshops getting to experience all the different types of work and tools that the different trades offer.
The Tools of the Trade event allowed the student to dabble in different trades they may have had little knowledge about and even pick up some spot prizes along the way!!
It was incredibly heart-warming to see all the students interacting and engaging with the workshops and employers with such enthusiasm and a sense of keenness to learn during the day!
Below are some excellent percentage increases identified from the before and after surveys each student who attended the event completed. The increase in confidence from just this one event is extremely inspiring. It helps us identify whether what we do is effective for the ākonga we are supporting – and it is quickly apparent that we are on the right track!
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Good general knowledge of specific trades
· Plumbing
· Electrical
· Automotive
· Construction
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Before Event After Event
7% 73%
17% 69%
35% 73%
60% 93%
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We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Kamo High School for hosting this event and working with us to help grow and inspire local akonga. We would also like to thank all the schools and students who participated in our event! |
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GATEWAY / SCHOOL RESOURCES |
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Transitions from secondary school |
Transitions from secondary school is a foundational piece of research about one of the critical groups served by the TEC. It provides a deep and rich understanding of how school leavers decide what to do when they leave school. We can support akonga to make educated decisions when investigating their future pathways.
We found this research very informative and helpful. It shows that we must step up and support akonga to reach their full potential and future aspirations.
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Do you have akonga interested in exploring a career in the hairdressing, barbering, and beauty therapy industries? Check out HITO gateway resource designed for an easy step-by-step guide to transition to employment. |
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Imagine if I told you that someone could deliver lessons to you and your school community live from the North Pole for free for ten whole weeks.
Imagine no more!
Click on the link below and explore more details and how to register.
Live lessons from the most remote places in the world directly into your classroom, A unit of work produced from the Arctic.
This 10-week course will bring the wonders of the world to the doorstep of the everyday children on the earth.
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See how schools and kura are working with tertiary providers to prepare students for work, further training, or study. See the benefits of having a trades academy at your school and the real-life feedback from students enrolled. |
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Rangatahi Futures is a youth career education programme that reflects the identity, language, and culture of Māori learners, and supports them to explore key career understandings in culturally affirming ways.
The Rangatahi Futures programme supports teachers to deliver culturally responsive career education to Māori learners. We find the power in storytelling to be very effective in delivering key information to akonga.
Click on the links below to view these resources.
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Primary ITO supports Trades Academy and Gateways students to take their first steps toward an exciting career in the primary industry and supports schools too.
They help students work towards qualifications that will set them up for success as they prepare to enter the workforce.
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Careerforce has developed a suite of Gateway packages to allow students to experience the diverse opportunities available to them in the health and wellbeing sectors, and potentially forge their career. Their Good Skills Gateway packages provide your students with opportunities to learn in the workplace and match their career ideas and values to possible careers in the health and wellbeing sectors. Click on the link below for further information. |
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Our team want to express our gratitude |
The Education to Employment Brokerage Team from Tai Tokerau Trades Training would like to extend our tremendous thanks to the five industries that supported our school event this July; without your support, these events would not be possible. These industry representatives took a day out of their busy lives to lead interactive, informative hands-on workshops for secondary school students in Whangarei to serve their community. We hope that the community can utilise these businesses in any future endeavours.
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BMA Electrical services Installation of industrial equipment in a new/existing building? Their electrical knowledge is invaluable in minimising costs and maximising output while meeting deadlines and staying within budget limitations. They offer solutions for most industrial electrical challenges, keeping the overall installation safe and compliant with all codes and regulations. Brendon is a small business owner that always goes the extra mile for his customers and community.
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Smart Trade Solutions specialise in offering support and mentoring for apprentices, specialist training, and support for the trades, as well as career pathways, help and advice for those looking at the trades as a career option. Based in Whangarei, they are a small team of industry experts servicing Northland Auckland and beyond. They cover wide range of trade industries, including collision repair, Automotive, and Engineering. The team is passionate about supporting taitamariki in their future aspirations.
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Knee Deep Plumbing is a small business that offers maintenance, renovation, and emergency plumbing. They are specialists that cover all of Whangarei and the Northland Region.
Mathew and his plumbing team are always sponsoring or supporting something in their community and we hope that you think of them next time you have any of your plumbing needs.
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Milwaukee Tools and Partners uphold strong values and morals of supporting the user by offering exceptional service. We were able to connect with Milwaukee's Apprentice Training & Safety Specialist who supported our event in exposure and tool knowledge to the rangatahi of local secondary schools. We hope that knowing that this business has time to give back to their community that we could all look to them when purchasing our next power tool. |
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G&H Training specialises in training for trades. As a leading NZQA registered and accredited private training provider they specialise in delivering quality training to akonga in Whangarei. They offer ZERO COURSE FEES and students can enroll on ANY MONDAY. They can take students from 16 years old (15yrs MOE) and have industry-qualified staff to bring out the best in their akonga. We hope this brings alight to connecting with this business for any interests or inquiries. |
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Ngawha Innovation and Enterprise Park |
This initiative has a vision of establishing businesses and collaborations with large multinationals, who seek businesses and entrepreneurs that share our values and vision.
Our kaimahi from Tai Tokerau Trades Training visited the park, and we built a relationship to work collaboratively as the mahi they are visualizing to create aligns in with our Kaupapa.
Attached below is a hyperlink that elaborates further on the mahi offered by Ngawha Park
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